Chapter Eighteen

SAGE

DARKNESS crept around them as they continued down the mountain. Sage glanced at his watch. It's strange. They had been walking for a few hours, but they had a feeling that evening was drawing near. He looked up at the sky and anxiety ran through his nerves as he saw the approaching cloud. A storm is coming.

Panic shot up the back of his neck as he stared into space. He narrowed his eyes to see better, and a feeling of relief ran through him. It's an ice cream parlor. And like rivers, glaciers flow downstream. If they followed him, they could get down the mountain before dark.

Sage stopped. From where they were standing, the mountain had a slope of about 300 feet until it reached the glacier. With the dark clouds rolling in, he knew they didn't have time to knock him down. They had to leave the mountain quickly.

There is only one way to get off the bus in time.

"What's wrong?" Irena asked as she came from behind him.

He bends the column in the opposite directio